Albania earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km NNE of Koplik, Albania

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Koplik, Albania on Tue, Sep 24, 2002, 2:49 AM GMT+2 (00:49 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 21 km S of Kukës, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-24 00:49:53 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.275° N, 19.467° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8772 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.76 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8772 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.311 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8769 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.014 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8768 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.12 km ESE of Junik, Kosovo · 8766 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.55 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8762 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8758 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8753 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.124 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8751 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.012 km ESE of Plav, Montenegro · 8751 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.610 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8749 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.210 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8746 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.79 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8745 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.710 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8744 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.716 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8741 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.39 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8735 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.721 km S of Kukës, Albania · 8733 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.56 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8731 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.37 km SSW of Lezhë, Albania · 8729 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.511 km ENE of Spuž, Montenegro · 8729 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 3.18 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8729 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.39 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8727 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.520 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8721 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.22 km ESE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8718 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.310 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8776 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.14 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8781 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.89 km SE of Koplik, Albania · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.212 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.46 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8794 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.94 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 8795 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.112 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8796 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.99 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8797 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.710 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8797 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.213 km W of Milot, Albania · 8799 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.54 km E of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8799 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.313 km SE of Plužine, Montenegro · 8802 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.913 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8805 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bczb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.